ASHLAND LSD 48
Ship Name and Designation History
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.
Keel Laid 4 April 1988 - Launched 11 November 1989 |
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This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).
Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date range for covers on that page.
- USS Ashland LSD-48 Covers Page 1 (1992-2020)
Postmarks
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. Within each set, the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest known usage.
A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type |
1992-05-09 |
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First Day in Commission
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1992-05-09 |
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First Day in Commission
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Locy Type |
1992-07-04 |
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Note:
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1998-03-21 |
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Locy Type |
1992-07-04 |
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Locy Type |
2005-02-15 |
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Ships cachet, collectors request by Thad Kaczkowski
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Locy Type |
2007-01-26 |
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Ships cachet, collectors request by Thad Kaczkowski
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Locy Type |
2005-02-15 |
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Ships cachet, collectors request by Thad Kaczkowski
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Locy Type |
2013-12-26 |
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Ships cachet, collectors request by Thad Kaczkowski. Notice the duplication of the ships zip code in the postmark.
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Locy Type F |
2008-06-18 |
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Ships cachet, collectors request by Thad Kaczkowski.
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Locy Type F |
2017-10-03 |
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Cachet by Thad Kaczkowski.
Other Information
USS ASHLAND has earned a Chief of Naval Operations Letter of Commendation, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon (2 awards), the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (2 awards), the National Defense Service Medal (2 awards), the Armed Forces Service Medal (3 awards), the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Global War On Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Humanitarian Service Medal and the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon as of 2017.
NAMESAKE - The boyhood home of Henry Clay, which is located in Lexington, KY.
Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name ASHLAND - USS Ashland LSD-1 and USS Ashland LSD-48.
The ships sponsor is Mrs. Kathleen Foley, wife of Admiral Sylvester R. Foley, Jr. (Ret.)
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